Example: Simple Edit in the Viewer and a Split Edit in the Canvas
If you set simple edit points in the Viewer and a split edit in the Canvas or Timeline,
Final Cut Pro lines up the In point of the clip in the Viewer with the corresponding split
audio or split video In point that you set in the Canvas or Timeline. This method can be
used to backtime a split edit, as well.
1
Set an In point in your clip in the Viewer.
2
Set an Out point in your clip in the Viewer.
Split video In point
Audio precedes the video.
Video begins at the
In point you set.
The resulting edit points
look like this.
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Rough Editing
3
Set up a split edit in the Canvas or Timeline at the place where you want your source
clip to appear.
4
Drag the clip in the Viewer to the Overwrite section of the Edit Overlay in the Canvas.
The resulting edit looks like this:
Split edit with audio
preceding video
Audio precedes the
video, and begins at
the split audio In point.
Video begins at the
split video In point.
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